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Moot Court News

Congratulations to the Winners of 2015 Representation in Mediation Competition

Mock Trial Team

Lawrence Negotiation Competition Winners

3Ls Josh Fravel and Ed Hebb have been named this year’s James K.L. Lawrence Competition winners following the five day annual negotiation competition Oct. 6-10. They, along with 2Ls Chris Sponseller and Matt Raby, who took second place, will now represent the Moritz College of Law at the ABA Regional Negotiations Competition in November.

Civil Rights Team to Compete in Atlanta

Moritz Civil Rights Travel Team will be competing at 6th Annual Emory University School of Law Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition in Atlanta, GA on October 10-12, 2014.

2014-15 Moot Court Clerks Announced

1L Moot Court Interest Meeting

The 1L Moot Court interest meeting will take place on August 27, 2014 at 12:10p.m in Saxbe Auditorium. Please remember that this meeting is mandatory for 1Ls who want to apply for Moot Court Clerkships this fall.

2013 Lawrence Competition Winners Announced

The teams of 3Ls James Saywell and Mark Tupa and 2Ls CJ Demmer and Ryan Edmiston were named the winners of the James K.L. Lawrence Negotiations Competition. The teams advanced through two preliminary rounds and one semi-final round before meeting in the finals, where they negotiated a termination of employment issue. The winning teams were joined in the final round by 2Ls Amy Factor and Madalyn Fairbanks and 3Ls Kelly Kozich and Lindsey Ohlman.

Due to scheduling conflicts, the Demmer/Edmiston and Factor/Fairbanks teams will represent Moritz at the ABA Regional Negotiations Competition in Cincinnati, OH November 9-10. The teams will be coached by Prof. Erin Archerd, the Langdon Fellow in Dispute Resolution. Good luck to all!

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